Andrew Bloom
@andrewbloom.bsky.social
Freelance Culture Writer with bylines at Slashfilm, Consequence, and The Spool.
Head full of Simpsons quotes & Mountain Goats lyrics.
Email: theandrewblog [at] gmail [dot] com
Head full of Simpsons quotes & Mountain Goats lyrics.
Email: theandrewblog [at] gmail [dot] com
Reposted by Andrew Bloom
Ah the joys of looking up classic film references from the Tiny Toons' Halloween special, only to fall down a rabbit hole about one fan impersonating a rival fan while stalking a cast member to escalate their feud on a forum for erotic Tiny Toons fan fiction.
The internet may have been a mistake.
The internet may have been a mistake.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Ah the joys of looking up classic film references from the Tiny Toons' Halloween special, only to fall down a rabbit hole about one fan impersonating a rival fan while stalking a cast member to escalate their feud on a forum for erotic Tiny Toons fan fiction.
The internet may have been a mistake.
The internet may have been a mistake.
Ah the joys of looking up classic film references from the Tiny Toons' Halloween special, only to fall down a rabbit hole about one fan impersonating a rival fan while stalking a cast member to escalate their feud on a forum for erotic Tiny Toons fan fiction.
The internet may have been a mistake.
The internet may have been a mistake.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Ah the joys of looking up classic film references from the Tiny Toons' Halloween special, only to fall down a rabbit hole about one fan impersonating a rival fan while stalking a cast member to escalate their feud on a forum for erotic Tiny Toons fan fiction.
The internet may have been a mistake.
The internet may have been a mistake.
I regret to inform you that I finally tried a PSL and liked it.
I expect to be fitted for my oversized "I'm Basic" sweater shortly, and then I'll dutifully report for my public shaming without delay.
I expect to be fitted for my oversized "I'm Basic" sweater shortly, and then I'll dutifully report for my public shaming without delay.
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I regret to inform you that I finally tried a PSL and liked it.
I expect to be fitted for my oversized "I'm Basic" sweater shortly, and then I'll dutifully report for my public shaming without delay.
I expect to be fitted for my oversized "I'm Basic" sweater shortly, and then I'll dutifully report for my public shaming without delay.
I won't deny that even Parks and Rec's cynical-but-goofy view of the world looks a little too rosy today. But whatever its mistakes, framing Leslie Knope as the show's champion -- someone who does tireless, thankless work becasue she cares about her town and her community -- wasn't one one of them.
The reason 30 Rock succeeds years later while parks and rec has aged like a toilet full of milk, is that 30 Rock doesnt shy away from portraying Liz Lemon as an obvious villian with a victim/hero complex, whereas Leslie Knope was played just a straight hero character, even tho she is a neolib shill
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I won't deny that even Parks and Rec's cynical-but-goofy view of the world looks a little too rosy today. But whatever its mistakes, framing Leslie Knope as the show's champion -- someone who does tireless, thankless work becasue she cares about her town and her community -- wasn't one one of them.
Kudos to Dan Castellaneta, who voiced not one, but two parodies of Jimmy Stewart's character in Rear Window: one for The Simpsons and one for Tiny Toon Adventures. These episodes aired less than two years apart from one another!
October 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Kudos to Dan Castellaneta, who voiced not one, but two parodies of Jimmy Stewart's character in Rear Window: one for The Simpsons and one for Tiny Toon Adventures. These episodes aired less than two years apart from one another!
I've done it! I've finally done it! I've created a meme scientifically designed to ensure that no single generation will get the entire joke!
October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I've done it! I've finally done it! I've created a meme scientifically designed to ensure that no single generation will get the entire joke!
"Actually Romantic" by Taylor Swift is the best song Everclear never wrote.
(Though the bridge sounds a bit more like The Toadies to me.)
(Yes, I am old.)
(Though the bridge sounds a bit more like The Toadies to me.)
(Yes, I am old.)
October 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Actually Romantic" by Taylor Swift is the best song Everclear never wrote.
(Though the bridge sounds a bit more like The Toadies to me.)
(Yes, I am old.)
(Though the bridge sounds a bit more like The Toadies to me.)
(Yes, I am old.)
I wish I could bottle this expression of pure joy from Michael B. Jordan in Sinners
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I wish I could bottle this expression of pure joy from Michael B. Jordan in Sinners
Director: So in this movie, we need something to symbolize that the President is causing great harm to the nation
Writer: What if we had him just completely wreck a whole wing of the White House
Director: A little too on the nose, don't you think?
Writer: What if we had him just completely wreck a whole wing of the White House
Director: A little too on the nose, don't you think?
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Director: So in this movie, we need something to symbolize that the President is causing great harm to the nation
Writer: What if we had him just completely wreck a whole wing of the White House
Director: A little too on the nose, don't you think?
Writer: What if we had him just completely wreck a whole wing of the White House
Director: A little too on the nose, don't you think?
This is an actual passage from Paradise Lost, and I think John Milton wants to wish everyone a Happy Pride:
"[T]he crested cock whose clarion sounds the silent hours and th’ other whose gay train adorns him colored with the florid hue of rainbows and starry eyes."
"[T]he crested cock whose clarion sounds the silent hours and th’ other whose gay train adorns him colored with the florid hue of rainbows and starry eyes."
October 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is an actual passage from Paradise Lost, and I think John Milton wants to wish everyone a Happy Pride:
"[T]he crested cock whose clarion sounds the silent hours and th’ other whose gay train adorns him colored with the florid hue of rainbows and starry eyes."
"[T]he crested cock whose clarion sounds the silent hours and th’ other whose gay train adorns him colored with the florid hue of rainbows and starry eyes."
Wife: I've reached the point where I don't know any of the people hosting SNL
Me: Who's hosting next?
Wife: Miles Teller
Me: You know Miles Teller
My Wife: Of Penn and Teller?
Me: Who's hosting next?
Wife: Miles Teller
Me: You know Miles Teller
My Wife: Of Penn and Teller?
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Wife: I've reached the point where I don't know any of the people hosting SNL
Me: Who's hosting next?
Wife: Miles Teller
Me: You know Miles Teller
My Wife: Of Penn and Teller?
Me: Who's hosting next?
Wife: Miles Teller
Me: You know Miles Teller
My Wife: Of Penn and Teller?
The Bun Also Rises
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Bun Also Rises
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You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
Final rankings for Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse:
1. Chasing Amy
2. Dogma
3. Clerks
4. Clerks II
5. Clerks: The Animated Series
6. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
7. Clerks III
8. Mallrats
9. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
10. Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
1-5 = good
6-10 = mixed/bad
1. Chasing Amy
2. Dogma
3. Clerks
4. Clerks II
5. Clerks: The Animated Series
6. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
7. Clerks III
8. Mallrats
9. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
10. Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
1-5 = good
6-10 = mixed/bad
October 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Final rankings for Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse:
1. Chasing Amy
2. Dogma
3. Clerks
4. Clerks II
5. Clerks: The Animated Series
6. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
7. Clerks III
8. Mallrats
9. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
10. Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
1-5 = good
6-10 = mixed/bad
1. Chasing Amy
2. Dogma
3. Clerks
4. Clerks II
5. Clerks: The Animated Series
6. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
7. Clerks III
8. Mallrats
9. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
10. Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
1-5 = good
6-10 = mixed/bad
Controversial #StarTrek opinion:
Worf was a hesitant but ultimately good and accepting father to Alexander in TNG. It's DS9 that turned him into a terrible dad.
Worf was a hesitant but ultimately good and accepting father to Alexander in TNG. It's DS9 that turned him into a terrible dad.
September 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Controversial #StarTrek opinion:
Worf was a hesitant but ultimately good and accepting father to Alexander in TNG. It's DS9 that turned him into a terrible dad.
Worf was a hesitant but ultimately good and accepting father to Alexander in TNG. It's DS9 that turned him into a terrible dad.
"It's sixteen miles to the promise land,
And I promise you, I'm doing the best I can."
And I promise you, I'm doing the best I can."
September 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"It's sixteen miles to the promise land,
And I promise you, I'm doing the best I can."
And I promise you, I'm doing the best I can."
A cover band but they're all doctors
Med Zeppelin
Med Zeppelin
A cover band but they're all doctors
Flu Fighters
Flu Fighters
September 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A cover band but they're all doctors
Med Zeppelin
Med Zeppelin
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Hey kids
You're gonna feel scared. That's okay. I was scared too.
But you're also gonna feel joy. A joy so big you're gonna wonder if you'd ever really felt joy before.
It'll make you wonder what other beautiful things are hiding in your heart.
And you'll find those too.
#letters4transkids
You're gonna feel scared. That's okay. I was scared too.
But you're also gonna feel joy. A joy so big you're gonna wonder if you'd ever really felt joy before.
It'll make you wonder what other beautiful things are hiding in your heart.
And you'll find those too.
#letters4transkids
Hi trans kids:
You are already more brave and powerful than I was at your age. You've seen who you are and you've declared it for the world. I know things are scary right now but you've jumped such a hurdle, and you should be so proud of how strong and beautiful that makes you.
#Letters4TransKids
You are already more brave and powerful than I was at your age. You've seen who you are and you've declared it for the world. I know things are scary right now but you've jumped such a hurdle, and you should be so proud of how strong and beautiful that makes you.
#Letters4TransKids
hi friends
i told you on sunday i had a low-commitment ask for you in this week's trans tuesday
it's the #Letters4TransKids
so far only 2 folks besides me have done it
it doesn't have to be long! but please take a few minutes to let them know we're out here trying to make things better for them
i told you on sunday i had a low-commitment ask for you in this week's trans tuesday
it's the #Letters4TransKids
so far only 2 folks besides me have done it
it doesn't have to be long! but please take a few minutes to let them know we're out here trying to make things better for them
September 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hey kids
You're gonna feel scared. That's okay. I was scared too.
But you're also gonna feel joy. A joy so big you're gonna wonder if you'd ever really felt joy before.
It'll make you wonder what other beautiful things are hiding in your heart.
And you'll find those too.
#letters4transkids
You're gonna feel scared. That's okay. I was scared too.
But you're also gonna feel joy. A joy so big you're gonna wonder if you'd ever really felt joy before.
It'll make you wonder what other beautiful things are hiding in your heart.
And you'll find those too.
#letters4transkids
This made my day. Turns out my essay on 'Groundhog Day' for Consequence is cited multiple times on the movie's Wikipedia page, and I'm not sure I've ever felt so honored. Still proud of that one.
Shout out to Matt Melis for greenlighting it and @lizshannonmiller.com for running it again!
Shout out to Matt Melis for greenlighting it and @lizshannonmiller.com for running it again!
writers, this is your periodic reminder to search your "last name, first name" on wikipedia and see what pages you're cited on. i learned i am cited on the page for "false protagonist" and nearly every episode of hbo's the last of us lmfao
September 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This made my day. Turns out my essay on 'Groundhog Day' for Consequence is cited multiple times on the movie's Wikipedia page, and I'm not sure I've ever felt so honored. Still proud of that one.
Shout out to Matt Melis for greenlighting it and @lizshannonmiller.com for running it again!
Shout out to Matt Melis for greenlighting it and @lizshannonmiller.com for running it again!
The funny thing about Paradise Lost is that its version of Satan's fall is essentially just God as the owner of a company who announces that his son is going to be everyone's new supervisor, with Satan as a disgruntled employee who grumbles that "I should be in charge rather than that nepo baby!"
September 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The funny thing about Paradise Lost is that its version of Satan's fall is essentially just God as the owner of a company who announces that his son is going to be everyone's new supervisor, with Satan as a disgruntled employee who grumbles that "I should be in charge rather than that nepo baby!"
Gone Girl with the Wind
Smash 2 movies together to make a new movie
Jason goes to Hell comes to Frogtown
Jason goes to Hell comes to Frogtown
Smash 2 movies together to make a new movie
Brokeback Holy Mountain
Brokeback Holy Mountain
September 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Gone Girl with the Wind
What better way is there to celebrate Latino Heritage Month than with a Jack Skellington mug?
September 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What better way is there to celebrate Latino Heritage Month than with a Jack Skellington mug?
My sharpest memory from that day is seeing my math teacher, as jovial and light-hearted an educator as there ever was, weeping in front of the whole school assembly over how many lives had been lost.
September 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My sharpest memory from that day is seeing my math teacher, as jovial and light-hearted an educator as there ever was, weeping in front of the whole school assembly over how many lives had been lost.
TV Serendipity Is: accidentally watching wild west pastiches from both Tiny Toon Adventures and Rick and Morty in the same day. #TVSerendipity
September 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
TV Serendipity Is: accidentally watching wild west pastiches from both Tiny Toon Adventures and Rick and Morty in the same day. #TVSerendipity